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Could glowing plants replace light bulbs?

Professor Michael Strano spoke with CNN’s Nicola Davison about his recent work making plants glow. "We're thinking about how we can engineer plants to replace functions of the devices that we encounter every day. The things that we make out of plastic and circuit boards -- can we replace those with a living plant?" said Strano.
January 11, 2018 In the media CNN

'Battery' that bottles sunshine could bring a new solar revolution

In an article for NBC News about solar power, Corey Powell highlights Prof. Jeffrey Grossman’s work developing a material for a new chemical heat battery that could release energy on demand. “We’re creating materials that store thermal energy in completely new ways,” Grossman explains.
January 10, 2018 In the media NBC News

MIT: Cheap gas, not renewables, caused nuclear woes

A new study from the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, written by MITEI Researcher Jesse Jenkins, concludes low natural gas prices are the primary cause of nuclear plants' struggles in organized markets — not renewable energy.
January 9, 2018 In the media Utility Dive

Quantum dot materials

Optimizing nanostructures for energy devices
December 21, 2017 MITEI

Carbon-nanotube electrodes

Tailoring designs for energy storage, desalination
December 18, 2017 MITEI

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